Madhuca is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1791.Gmelin, Johann Friedrich. 1791. Systema Naturae . . . editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata 2: 773, 799 in LatinTropicos, Madhuca Ham. ex J.F. Gmel.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Madhuca is native to south, east, and southeast Asia and Papuasia (from India to China to New Guinea).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of China Vol. 15 Page 205 紫荆木属 zi jing mu shu Madhuca Hamilton ex J. F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 2: 799. 1791.
Species Plants of the World OnlinePlants of the World Online: Madhuca Buch.-Ham. ex J.F.Gmel. (retrieved 27 November 2020) currently lists more than 110 species:
Madhuca alpina (A.Chev. ex Lecomte) A.Chev. Madhuca aristulata (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca aspera H.J.Lam Madhuca barbata T.D.Penn. Madhuca bejaudii Aubrév. Madhuca betis (Blanco) J.F.Macbr. Madhuca boerlageana (Burck) Baehni Madhuca borneensis P.Royen Madhuca bourdillonii (Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca brochidodroma T.D.Penn. Madhuca burckiana (Koord.) H.J.Lam Madhuca butyrospermoides A.Chev. Madhuca calcicola P.Royen Madhuca chai-ananii Chantar. Madhuca cheongiana Yii & P.Chai Madhuca chiangmaiensis Chantar. Madhuca clavata Jayas. Madhuca cochinchinensis (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam Madhuca coriacea (Merr.) Merr. Madhuca costulata (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam Madhuca crassipes (Pierre ex Becc.) H.J.Lam Madhuca cuneata (Blume) J.F.Macbr. Madhuca cuprea (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca curtisii (King & Gamble) Ridl. Madhuca daemonica (Assem) Yii & P.Chai Madhuca decipiens J.Sinclair Madhuca diplostemon (C.B.Clarke) P.Royen Madhuca dongnaiensis (Pierre) Baehni Madhuca dubardii H.J.Lam Madhuca elliptica (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam Madhuca elmeri Merr. ex H.J.Lam Madhuca endertii H.J.Lam Madhuca engkikiana Yii & P.Chai Madhuca engleri (Merr.) Vink Madhuca erythrophylla (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca esculenta Fletcher Madhuca firma (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam Madhuca floribunda (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam Madhuca fulva (Thwaites) J.F.Macbr. Madhuca fusca (Engl.) Forman Madhuca glabrescens H.J.Lam Madhuca hainanensis Chun & F.C.How Madhuca heynei H.J.Lam Madhuca hirtiflora (Ridl.) H.J.Lam Madhuca insignis (Radlk.) H.J.Lam Madhuca kingiana (Brace ex King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca klackenbergii Chantar. Madhuca kompongsonensis Aubrév. Madhuca korthalsii (Pierre ex Burck) H.J.Lam Madhuca krabiensis (Aubrév.) Chantar. Madhuca kuchingensis Yii & P.Chai Madhuca kunstleri (Brace ex King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca lanceolata (Merr.) Merr. Madhuca lancifolia (Burck) H.J.Lam Madhuca lanuginosa Ridl. Madhuca laurifolia (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca lecomtei (Aubrév.) Chantar. Madhuca leucodermis (K.Krause) H.J.Lam Madhuca ligulata (H.J.Lam) H.J.Lam Madhuca lobbii (C.B.Clarke) H.J.Lam Madhuca longifolia (J.Koenig ex L.) J.F.Macbr. Madhuca longistyla (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca macrophylla (Hassk.) H.J.Lam Madhuca magnifolia (King ex S.Moore) S.Moore Madhuca malaccensis (C.B.Clarke) H.J.Lam Madhuca markleeana Yii & P.Chai Madhuca microphylla (Hook.) Alston Madhuca mindanaensis (Merr.) Merr. Madhuca mirandae (Merr.) Merr. Madhuca montana P.Royen Madhuca monticola (Merr.) Merr. Madhuca moonii (Thwaites) H.J.Lam Madhuca motleyana (de Vriese) J.F.Macbr. Madhuca multiflora (Merr.) J.F.Macbr. Madhuca multinervia Yii & P.Chai Madhuca neriifolia (Moon) H.J.Lam Madhuca oblongifolia (Merr.) Merr. Madhuca obovatifolia (Merr.) Merr. Madhuca obtusifolia (King & Gamble) P.Royen Madhuca ochracea Yii & P.Chai Madhuca orientalis (Assem) T.D.Penn. Madhuca ovata H.J.Lam Madhuca pachyphylla (K.Krause) ined. Madhuca palembanica (Miq.) Forman Madhuca pallida (Burck) Baehni Madhuca pasquieri (Dubard) H.J.Lam Madhuca penangiana (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca penicillata (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam Madhuca pierrei (F.N.Williams) H.J.Lam Madhuca platyphylla (Merr.) Merr. Madhuca primoplagensis Vink Madhuca prolixa (Pierre ex Dubard) Yii & P.Chai Madhuca pubicalyx Ridl. Madhuca punctata H.R.Fletcher Madhuca ridleyi H.J.Lam Madhuca rufa (King & Gamble) P.Royen Madhuca sandakanensis P.Royen Madhuca sarawakensis (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam Madhuca selangorica (King & Gamble) J.Sinclair Madhuca sepilokensis P.Royen Madhuca sericea (Miq.) S.Moore Madhuca sessiliflora P.Royen Madhuca sessilis (King & Gamble) Baehni Madhuca silamensis Yii & P.Chai Madhuca smitinandii Chantar. Madhuca spectabilis P.Royen Madhuca stipulacea H.R.Fletcher Madhuca stylosa H.J.Lam Madhuca takensis Aubrév. Madhuca thorelii (Pierre ex Dubard) H.J.Lam Madhuca tomentosa H.J.Lam Madhuca tubulosa H.J.Lam Madhuca utilis (Ridl.) H.J.Lam Madhuca vulcanica (Ridl.) P.Royen Madhuca vulpina Vink Madhuca woodii P.Royen
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